For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for Lewis F. Watson.

Lewis F. Watson

Lewis Findlay Watson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 27th district
In office
March 4, 1889 – August 25, 1890
Preceded byWilliam Lawrence Scott
Succeeded byCharles Warren Stone
In office
March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883
Preceded byJames H. Osmer
Succeeded bySamuel Myron Brainerd
In office
March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879
Preceded byAlbert Gallatin Egbert
Succeeded byJames H. Osmer
Personal details
Born(1819-04-14)April 14, 1819
Crawford County, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 25, 1890(1890-08-25) (aged 71)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyDemocratic

Lewis Findlay Watson (April 14, 1819 – August 25, 1890) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

[edit]

Lewis Findlay Watson was born in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Titusville, Pennsylvania in 1832. He moved to Warren, Pennsylvania in 1835 and continued his former pursuits until 1837. He served as clerk in the office of the recorder in 1838. He studied law at the Warren Academy from 1839 to 1840. He resumed his former mercantile pursuits until 1860. He was engaged as an operator in lumber and in the production of petroleum from 1860 to 1875. He organized and was the first president of the Conewango Valley Railroad Co. in 1861. He was elected president of the Warren Savings Bank at its organization in 1870.

Watson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth Congress. He was again elected to the Forty-seventh Congress. Finally, he was elected to the Fifty-first Congress and served until his death in Washington, D.C., in 1890. Interment in Oakland Cemetery in Warren, Pennsylvania.

See also

[edit]

Sources

[edit]
  • United States Congress. "Lewis F. Watson (id: W000204)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard


{{bottomLinkPreText}} {{bottomLinkText}}
Lewis F. Watson
Listen to this article

This browser is not supported by Wikiwand :(
Wikiwand requires a browser with modern capabilities in order to provide you with the best reading experience.
Please download and use one of the following browsers:

This article was just edited, click to reload
This article has been deleted on Wikipedia (Why?)

Back to homepage

Please click Add in the dialog above
Please click Allow in the top-left corner,
then click Install Now in the dialog
Please click Open in the download dialog,
then click Install
Please click the "Downloads" icon in the Safari toolbar, open the first download in the list,
then click Install
{{::$root.activation.text}}

Install Wikiwand

Install on Chrome Install on Firefox
Don't forget to rate us

Tell your friends about Wikiwand!

Gmail Facebook Twitter Link

Enjoying Wikiwand?

Tell your friends and spread the love:
Share on Gmail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Buffer

Our magic isn't perfect

You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo.

This photo is visually disturbing This photo is not a good choice

Thank you for helping!


Your input will affect cover photo selection, along with input from other users.

X

Get ready for Wikiwand 2.0 🎉! the new version arrives on September 1st! Don't want to wait?